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The Family and Youth Services Bureau awarded 7 cooperative agreements in 2013 to Culturally Specific Special Issue Resource Centers focused on the intervention and prevention of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence.
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) provides the primary federal funding stream dedicated to providing immediate shelter and supportive services for victims of family violence, domestic violence or dating violence and their dependents.
This presentation includes information on the relationship between ARA and condom/birth control interference, the likelihood of pregnancy among female victims of ARA, and the difficulty of negotiating the use of birth control with abusive partners.
This tool will help facilitators and other project staff identify what types of disclosures they may experience and match each to an appropriate response.